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t~ <br />SUMMIT . _ <br />Consulting Engineers, PLLC GEOTECNNICAL • PLANNING • ENGINEERING • SURVEYING • CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT <br />Au~3ust 1. 2Q07 <br />Ms. Pamela ,tones. Director <br />Orange County Purchasing Department <br />PO 13ox 8 181 <br />Hillsborou~~h NC 27278 <br />Rclerence: Proposal for Construction ~.laterials Testing and Ohser~ation Seri ices <br />Central Oran~ze Senior Center <br />1-lillsborou~Th, North Carolina <br />Dear Nls. ,tones: <br />In accordance with your request, Summit Consulting Engineers is pleased to submit this proposal <br />to provide construction materials testing and observation services during construction of the <br />Central Orange Senior Center in I-lillsborough. North Carolina. <br />INTRODUCTION <br />SUntllllt Consulting Engineers, PLLC is a consulting engineering arm, which specializes in <br />geotecluiical engineering and construction materials testing and inspection services. Summit <br />provides excellence in professional services to a wide range of private clients aitd public <br />agencies. We have credible experience in the geotechnical and materials testis; industr}~ with an <br />excellent reputation with various state a;~encies and municipalities. <br />Swnmit has a qualified team of professional engineers and technicians available to exceed your <br />expectations for performance. We have extensive experience on similar projects, and we <br />understand your goals and objectives to ensure the sta~tdard of care for this project. <br />Swnmit operates under the guidance of our Qualit}~ System 1~~taln~al, ~~~hich addresses all <br />requirements of ASTM E 329 "Standard Practice for Use in Evaluation of Testing and Inspection <br />Agencies as Used iii Construction,'" and AASI-1T0 R18 "Establishing and Implementing a <br />Quality System for Construction Materials Testing Laboratories." Our objective is to provide 'the <br />quality of service. wliich results from implementing the quality system described by the manual <br />and required by the referenced standards. y <br />In an effort to maintain the highest qualit}~ control standards ~a~ithin our company, our laboratory. <br />equipment, and personnel are inspected both by our internal Qualitt~ Control Group and external <br />agencies such as NCDO"I". VVe are currently in the. process of havin~~ our soils and concrete <br />laboratory inspected and eertifed by NCDOT. <br />We maintain a staffof ccrtii~ied engineering technicians that we believe are uniquely qualified to <br />perform the soil and materials testing services fir this project. Currently. we have over•3U <br />Paec I cif a <br />X000 Corporate Drive Suite 101 Hillsborough, NC 27278 ~ 314-A North Madison Boulevard Roxboro, NC 27573 <br />elephone (919J 732-3883 Fax (919J 732-6676 www.summit-engineercom Telephone (336J 599-3900 ~ Fax (3361599-1226 <br />